11.16.2011

Those Lanterns...and Spray!

Remember these lanternsI stumbled on at Lowe's at the end of the summer. Well, it's been on my list of things to do for awhile...I wanted to paint them a dark brown color and finally got around to it. While I was getting the paint for the lanterns, I realized I should grab some black paint since my brassy fireplace tools have been bugging me for years. Monday it was raining and windy, so when the sun was shining yesterday I decided to take advantage of it. After taping up my lanterns and laying out my stuff, I started spraying away. Although I have spray painted a few items in the past, for some reason I was really enjoying this. Talk about instant gratification -- I'm all about it!! I enjoyed it so much, I started walking around the house and grabbing things and spraying them. I did an old step stool that was white...made it black, I did a brass lamp that I had, and I think I'm going to go for round 2 in the next few days...LOL!! I had to stop myself from spray painting my whole kitchen...it was so fun! Don't forget the $$$$ I saved by doing this. Similar lanterns at Pottery Barn start at around $40 and a new fireplace set would probably cost me around $40. I got 4 lanterns for $6 and a can of spray paint is around $5...yay! Stay tuned for some more reveals... In the meantime, spray paint therapy -- I recommend it!!

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Thanks for stopping by...I'm Cindy, living in the Midwest, married to George (22 years). Along the way we've had three great kids, Megan (17), Jacob and Kristin (twins,15). We also have the world's cutest Goldendoodle named "Lucky". On Mondays I post about my experiences as a daughter/caregiver to my mom who suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. I love to tell stories about every day life...I add my own sarcastic/humorous twist to a lot of it. I hope you will feel free to check in with me as we Live, Laugh and Love our lives!